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car overheats when in park!!!!!!!

Ok, lil problem.
When im in drive, driving, or even at a stop, car runs fine. As soon as I put it in park, after about 10 minutes, temperature gauge starts rising higher and higher, like the car is overheating.

Anyone has any clue if its a serious problem, is it common, how can i fix it.
Thanks.

not jacking your thread, but i'm having the same problem. even when im in D and sitting still at a light temp gets hotter and hotter. but if i put it in N and give her a lil gas then it goes back down... :shock:

lasthopeskrispy (9:45:12 PM): what would a computer do with a lifetime supply of chocolate?
SkylineGTR7865 (9:45:36 PM): idk what
lasthopeskrispy (9:45:47 PM): fuck if i know

do your fans turn on....may want to check and see if your fans are in working order....because it sounds like the fan clutch is starting to go bad..causing the increase in temp....had that problem with a dsm before..notorious for it..cost you about $120 or so

yea i'm having that exact problem.... what i noticed is it's rush caked up from just having water (i looked under my radiator cap) get your coolant flushed that's what i'm doing this week. It will most likely solve the problem unless it's gotten alot worse. But my car goes about 3/4 after driving but then goes back to normal. It's weird that's why i'm almost certain theres just caked up rust.

i think my fan craped out. I had the car in park, turn the heat on full blast, and there was cool air coming out.
Then i looke under the hood, and the fan wasnt spinning.
Do you guys its the fan, or the clutch/switch.
If I can get a used fan somwhere, is it difficult to replace it?
Thanks

i think my fan craped out. I had the car in park, turn the heat on full blast, and there was cool air coming out.
Then i looke under the hood, and the fan wasnt spinning.
Do you guys its the fan, or the clutch/switch.
If I can get a used fan somwhere, is it difficult to replace it?
Thanks

If you had the car in park, and the temp gauge was reading normal or above, and you turned the heat on full and only got cool air, sounds like your thermostat is sticking closed.

i just did it....it isn't bad at all... u gotta take your battery out and ur battery tray...it's right on the rightside...follow the tubing to the side u'll def. see it... it's like 2 bolts it can be replaced within 15 minutes